Box-lid presser.



O. D. GIBBS.

BOX LID PRESSER.

APPLICATION FILED IBM), 1914.

1,105,900, Patented Aug. 4, 191% q Vilmeooeo OSCCH GI bbS i STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

OSCAR D. GIBBS, OESIOKANE, WASHINGTON.

, BOXrLID PRESSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,556.

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, Oscar: D. GIBBS, a citizen of the United States,I residing at Spokane,; in the county otYSpokane and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements; in Box-Lid Presser-s,

tion to permit of nailing ,the same and the cover to the box.- i

A. further object of my invention relates to an improved yielding support, whereby sufficient yield of. the box is afforded to permit 0t cleating the, lidand permitting the mechanism to be moved into a final. or look ing clamp position.

Other features and objects of the invention will be more fully described in connection,

withthe accoi'npanying drawing,and will be more particularly pointed out and ascertained inand by the appended claims.

In the drawing :-l*igure 1 is aperspective view of my improved lid press with the box omitted. Fig. is a view inside elevation with the box in position. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the lid clamped or pressed into position.

Likecharacters of reference designate similar parts throughout the different figures of the drawing. i 1

As llustrated, myimproved 11d press 1ncludes a yielding base, which may comprise spring boards 1 supported by transverse members 2 .in an elevated position with respect to the surface on which thepress is disposed so as to permit the boards 1 to slightly spring or yield under action of the ClGVlCL The spring boards 1 are connected H by transverse membersi-l and 2, by. means of nails orthelike, so as to form a unitary yielding base structure. A support 4:, which may be in the form of a transversely d sposed bloclc rigidly seeurml ate the spring boards 1, is shown disposed icentrally between the ends thereof, and. 18 preferably rigid and unyielding and may be formed of wood. Fixed upon the support t is a box rest which 18 desirably yielding and which Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

may comprise longitudinally disposed spring boards 5, fixed to the support 4 in any desired manner. I connect the rest spring boards 5 by cleats 6 and upon the cleats e l inay dispose angle irons 7 .havingend flanges 8 for receiving the box 9. When the box his positioned between the angle irons 7, I may slide the same laterally .until it engages the end flanges 8 whereupon the box will be correctly positioned for cleating the lid. On opposite sides orends of the box rest I inovably or pivotally mount clamping devices, which may comprise cleat clamps slidably mounted on the carriers and handle.

means for moving the clamps into an operative position. y a

lnthe particular form shown, 10 designates pivot mountings of U-shaped constructionin which the lower ends l1v of carrier rods 12 are pivotally mounted, said lower ends being, cranked for disposition into the apertured terminals of said U shaped mountings. Handle links 13 are pivotally mounted on the crank terminals 11 and springs 14, connected with the handle links 13 at 15 normallyserve to move the handle links into an upright position. The

cleat clamping devices maycompriseiron straps 16 having bent-over clamping terminals 17, which may be provided with cleat holdingj spurs 18, depending therefrom. I have shown the straps 16 riveted to transverse angle iron 19, and I aperture the flanges 20 thereof for slidable projection.

therethrough of the carrier rods 12. The lower ends of the straps 16 may be extended, as indicated at 21 for pivotal connection therewith of handle bars 22,.the outer ends a of which may be connected by rods 23. V

The handle links 13 are pivoted to the handle bars 22, as indicated at 24,.and the handle bars 22 are held in position, as shown in Fig. 1, which is an inope'ativerposition by means such as retainers pivoted at25 to the transverse members 3.

The retainers may comprise handle portions 26 and hooks 27, the latter serving to engage the handle rods 23, as shown in Fig. .1. v

v In operation, the-box 9 is disposed in the position shown in Fig. 2 and the retainers are shifted to release the handle rods so that the springs 16 can shift the clamping devices from. the position shown in Fig. l to the up- I right position shown inFig. 2. It is usual shown in Fig. 3, in full lines.

to nail on thelids of fruit boxes by applying cleats to thelids and driving the lid nails through the cleats and lid into the body of the box. I may position thelid cleats by slipping them between the straps 16 and the spurs 18, as shown in-Fig. The handles 22 are then grasped and raised, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3,, to theposition dispose the pivoted parts on orover a dead center so as to lock and hold the cleat clamps in tight engagement with the lid to press the same upon the box for nailing purposes.

the box sufficiently to permit the pivoted Boxes of this character vary considerably in size, and a feature of my invention which is of great importance in accommodating variations of size, is the yielding box rest whichoverhangs the block 4 and which permits of downward movement of the ends of parts to be swung onto or across a dead center even in view of a maximum variation in size. A further feature of importance consists in providing ayielding base, suchuas the spring boards 1, which permit the block 4', under its load, to sag the base and thereby further assist the clamping devices in being shifted into a' dead center clamping or press adjustment.

It is believed'that the advantages and utility of my invention will be clearly, understood from the foregoing description, and

while I have herein shown and described one 2 specific form of my invent-ion, I do not wish ally connected with said 'clamping devices to move the latter into clamping relation with said box lid, substantially as described.

2. In a box lid presser, a support, a yieldingbox rest mounted on said support, cleat *li'dclamping devices pivotally-mounted on a support and comprising carriers, clamps slidable onsaid carriers, and handlelever means having pivotal connection coincident with the pivotal connection of said c1amp-' This will ing devices and pivotally connected with said clamping devices to move the latter into clamping relation with said box lid, substantially as described. I r

3. In a box lid presser, a yielding-base,,a support on said base,a yielding box rest mounted on said support "and overhanging the same'to support a box, and cleat clamp ing devices'mounted on said base for clamp ing thelid on said box-substantially as described. I

4:. In a box lid presser, a yielding base, a support on said base,a yielding jbox rest mounted on said support and overhanging the same to support a box, and cleat clamp-- ing devices mountedindependently of said boxrest for clamping the lidfon said box,

Substantially as described;

5. In a box lidpresser, a yielding base, i support on said base, a yielding box rest mounted on said support and overhanging the same to support a b0X,'Cl62Lt clamping 1 devices pivotally mounted on said base for clamping the lid 'on said box, and pivotalmeans movable over a dead centerfor shifting said clamping devices into and holding them into a clamping position, substantiallly as described.

6. Ina box lid presser, a

support, a yielding box rest mounted on said support and" overhanging the same to support a box, cleat clamping jdevices pivotally mounted independently of said box rest for clamping I the lid on said box,'and pivotal means movable over a .dead center for shifting said clamping devices into and holding them into a clamping posit-ion,substantially as described.

7. In a box lid presser, a yielding box rest, a cleat clamping device for clamping the lid on said box, and means movable over a dead center for shifting said clamping device into and holding itin a clamping position, substantially as described.

8. In a box lid presser, a yielding box rest, and pivoted lid clamping means mov able past a dead center into-a final position to hold the lid and spring said rest, substan tially as described. I

9. In a box lid presser, a ,yielding'box rest, and lid clamping means movable into a clamping position with respect to: the box "lid to spring said rest, substantially as described.

10. In a box lid presser,] a yieldingbase, a yielding box rest mounted on said -base,*and' lid clamping means mounted on, said yielding base, substantially as described.

' 11. In a box lid presser, a yieldingbase, a yielding box rest, a rigid element support-- ing the box rest on the'base, and lid clamp ing, means mounted on said yielding base,

substantially as described 12. In a bOX lid msaer,a yielding be rest, and yieldingly mounted lid clamping means movable into a clamping. positionto spring said rest, substantially as described.

13. his box 11d presser, a box supporting structure havmg resilient portions y1eld1ng under the Weight-of a box, and lid clamping 1 means for holding a lid upon a box supported by said structure, substantially as described.

14. In a box lid resser, a box supporting structure having end portlons reslllent Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

